Harmonica player, guitarist, and songwriter Xavi Malacara channels the blues with the elegance of a quiet man and the disciplined honesty he conveys through his music. With hundreds of live performances, several bands, and eight albums in his travel bag, this Catalan artist opens the doors of his soul to anyone inspired by roots music as a way to survive. A poet of songs and a musician of poetry, Malacara sings with the intimacy of an unsung hero and plays his instruments to reaffirm his commitment. No one can deny his calling as a modern songster in the face of the dystopia of today’s music industry, his music is pure blues, but it’s also a challenge and a constant act of bet on reacting. Far from the dust of the Mississippi, and yet, after hearing him, so very close to it.